Michael Oliver

⚽ RefereeEngland⭐ UEFA Elite🌍 FIFA Badge

Football match official with 84 appearances across 7 competitions. Member of UEFA Elite Panel. FIFA International Official.

Career Stats

Total Appearances84
⚽ As Referee74
4️⃣ 4th Official2
📺 As VAR8
🌍 International53
🏟️ Domestic31
Competitions7

Season-by-Season Activity

'19/20
1
'20/21
4
'21/22
9
'22/23
9
'23/24
3
'25/26
44
Referee4th OfficialVAR
SeasonTotalRef4thVAR
2025/26443428
2023/2433——
2022/2399——
2021/2299——
2020/2144——
2019/2011——
1414——

Career Milestones

🎯
First tracked match
11/05/2019
FC Barcelona vs SK Slavia Praha
Champions League
🌍
First international match
11/05/2019
FC Barcelona vs SK Slavia Praha
Champions League
📺
First VAR appearance
08/15/2025
Liverpool FC vs Bournemouth
Premier League
🏆
First Champions League match
11/05/2019
FC Barcelona vs SK Slavia Praha
Champions League

Match Activity

70 matches · 7 years
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Role:RefereeVARNo match

Top 6% among England officials

Peer Benchmark

Match Count94%
Seasons Active93%
Competitions84%

Median in England: 8 matches · 1 season

Recent Matches

All 84 →
2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers - Referee appointments for UEFA Play-Offs (Finals)03/31/2026
KOSOVOvsTÜRKIYE
referee
Champions League02/24/2026
Bayer 04 LeverkusenvsOlymbiakós Sfp
Referee
Premier League02/21/2026
Aston Villa FCvsLeeds United
Referee
Premier League02/07/2026
Manchester United FCvsTottenham Hotspur
Referee
Premier League01/31/2026
Wolverhampton WanderersvsBournemouth
Referee
Champions League01/28/2026
Royale Union Saint-gilloisevsAtalanta BC
Referee
Premier League01/24/2026
FulhamvsBrighton
Referee
Premier League01/17/2026
Nottm ForestvsArsenal FC
Referee
Premier League01/07/2026
Crystal PalacevsAston Villa FC
VAR
Premier League01/04/2026
Manchester City FCvsChelsea FC
Referee

Least-Officiated Teams

Current championship only · teams with fewest meetings

  1. 1BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA1×
  2. 2CZECH REPUBLIC1×
  3. 3DENMARK1×
  4. 4ITALY1×
  5. 5KOSOVO1×
  6. 6POLAND1×
  7. 7SWEDEN1×
  8. 8TÜRKIYE1×

Top Destinations

  1. 1Barcelona
    5×
  2. 2Paris
    3×
  3. 3Donostia-San Sebastian
    2×
  4. 4Munich
    2×
  5. 5Rome
    2×
  6. 6Salzburg
    2×
  7. 7Leverkusen
    2×
  8. 8Lisbon
    2×
  9. 9Braga
    1×
  10. 10Bologna
    1×

Career Events

FIFA WC 2026 Preselected Match Official Seminar

FIFA

Other England Officials

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Season Reports

2025/26 (44)2023/24 (3)2022/23 (9)2021/22 (9)2020/21 (4)2019/20 (1) (14)